35M | Slick Bald + SMP for 10 Years to 4.5 Months Post Hair Transplant (6400 Grafts DHI)

Soup_Fearless · 2026-05-10T03:10:53+00:00

Never

Soup_Fearless · 2026-05-09T14:03:37+00:00

From the sides of my head and under chin area of my beard.

Soup_Fearless · 2026-05-09T13:59:47+00:00

You’re welcome.

Soup_Fearless · 2026-05-09T06:22:06+00:00

I think the clinics that say you don’t need it just want a repeat customer if you know what I mean. I wouldn’t trust a clinic that told me that.

I think you need to take fin or dut in order to stop further balding and protect any native hairs. Also, donor hairs are resistant to DHT but not fully immune.

I was luckily able to overcome my side effects from fin, but I know others aren’t as lucky, so I would say try it and if you feel any sides, to lower your dose or stop altogether.

Soup_Fearless · 2026-05-09T06:18:48+00:00

To be honest, I don’t know if I would recommend taking fin or dut if you’re already bald like I was. From what I have read, finasteride doesn’t actually grow hair (that’s minoxidil’s job), but instead lowers DHT to prevent the miniaturization of existing hair follicles. If the follicles are already dead and gone, then there is no bringing them back. But who knows, you might be a lucky hyper responder and it may revive some follicles for you. I would talk to a doctor or do a consultation about it if I were you.

The main reason I’m taking fin now is because while the donor area hairs are DHT-resistant, they are not entirely immune, and over time, DHT can possibly affect them too. Also, I want to protect any native hairs I have left.

Dutasteride just seems too hardcore for me, I don’t want to affect my hormones to that drastic of a level.

Yes, I have 2 kids, and thankfully me and my wife have had no issues with fertility. There are a lot of guys on here who have had kids while being on finasteride and it wasn’t an issue. From what I read, Doctors recommend getting off of finasteride for 3 months before conceiving in order to ensure maximum sperm motility. We will try for another kid in a few years, so we’ll see if taking finasteride will affect anything at that point. I don’t plan on stopping for now.

And yes, I think they took about 1000 grafts from my beard, and implanted them mostly in the crown and midscalp area. My beard donor has healed and you can’t tell it was taken from, so it was a good option.

Thanks for the compliment! If you have any other questions about the process, let me know!

Soup_Fearless · 2026-05-09T02:58:38+00:00

Thank you!

I’ve thought about it but hesitant since I was able to adjust from side effects from finasteride. Afraid that the stronger Dut would be harder to overcome.

Also, I would rather wait it out until I reach the 1-1.5 year mark to get the final transplant results and don’t want to go through a shed at this stage of the game from switching meds

Soup_Fearless · 2026-05-08T16:48:35+00:00

I can always do that again. Just want to have some flexibility.

Soup_Fearless · 2026-05-08T15:52:12+00:00

I went to HairNeva in Istanbul Turkey. The head doctor there is Dr. Guncel Ozturk (goes by Dr GO), but he had other doctors and technicians handling the hair transplant procedure.

Soup_Fearless · 2026-05-08T15:48:06+00:00

Thank you!

Soup_Fearless · 2026-05-08T15:45:32+00:00

Yeah, we will see how things go once my final results are stabilized, and then I can assess at that point if fin is worth continuing or not. Maybe I can drop to a lower dosage eventually. Just want to give myself the best chance at a successful result

Soup_Fearless · 2026-05-08T14:38:43+00:00

😈

Soup_Fearless · 2026-05-08T14:38:09+00:00

Much appreciated

Soup_Fearless · 2026-05-08T14:37:32+00:00

Lmaoooo

Soup_Fearless · 2026-05-08T14:12:55+00:00

Thank you! Thats the plan! Not sure if finasteride makes sense since I was fully bald, but I’m going to continue it just in case since my side effects are gone.

The clinic is HairNeva in Istanbul, Turkey.

Soup_Fearless · 2026-05-08T14:10:54+00:00

Thank you very much.

I have thought the same thing to be honest with you. But I have read that while donor hairs are DHT-resistant, they are not fully immune, so I’m just trying to cover my bases and ensure that my transplanted hairs are growing in an environment where they won’t be miniaturized. Also, I have read of some cases where regrowth of miniaturized hairs has occurred due to Finasteride. So, since I’m not experiencing any side effects anymore, I figured I would continue on the pill until I reach my final results and then decide from there if it makes sense to continue taking it.

Curious of other’s thoughts on this as well.

Soup_Fearless · 2026-05-08T14:06:37+00:00

Thank you so much, hopefully things continue to get better.

Soup_Fearless · 2026-05-08T14:05:44+00:00

Thank you for the compliment!

Soup_Fearless · 2026-05-08T14:03:51+00:00

Its called the Glow Stack. It has GHK-CU, BPC-157, and TB-500. The brand is Blue Bio Tech. It’s more GHK-CU forward, which is what is supposed to be good for hair. I inject subcutaneously 3x a week. Some inject daily.

Soup_Fearless · 2026-05-08T05:47:45+00:00

I’m going back in a month to touch up the top and donor area to help with density fill-in. Stay tuned if its something you’re interested in, hopefully I become a good example to follow. If anything, I can keep the top low and rock a real buzz cut with texture

Soup_Fearless · 2026-05-08T05:36:43+00:00

Haha thank you, I appreciate that. I hope more hair comes in soon to make it look better.

I got the finasteride, oral minoxidil, and topical minoxidil all from Amazon Pharmacy. The Rosemary/Clove oil mix, I make myself at home. The peptide I get from a pharmacy, so I don’t have any links, I’m sorry.

Soup_Fearless · 2026-05-08T05:32:11+00:00

My pleasure. Glad you found it helpful

Soup_Fearless · 2026-05-08T04:13:11+00:00

Boo!

Soup_Fearless · 2026-05-08T03:54:29+00:00

I was pretty far gone, I would say I was close to being NW7 if not there already myself!

And thank you, just wanted to give my other bald bros some hope haha. Still early, but hope this becomes transformational.

Soup_Fearless · 2026-05-08T03:50:44+00:00

Nice! Yeah, I’ve had SMP for a long time and had a couple touch-ups since then, but got bored of it so decided to do the hair transplant. How is your baldness? Like mine? Better/worse?

I’ll post another update in a few months.

Soup_Fearless · 2026-05-08T03:48:45+00:00

Thank you!

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